
Beyoncé keeps silent on shock Diddy verdict as she instead posts razzle-dazzle Cowboy Carter tour snaps
The 43-year-old and her husband Jay-Z, 55, are longtime friends with Diddy, but they both stayed mum in public after allegations of sexual misconduct were leveled against the rap mogul and numerous lawsuits were filed against him.
However Jay-Z was pulled into the controversy late last year when an anonymous woman filed a lawsuit against him and Diddy in which she accused both of raping her in 2000 — when she was only 13 — at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards.
Jay-Z denied any connection to the woman and said the lawsuit was a 'blackmail attempt' in a blistering response, and she ultimately withdrew the lawsuit in February.
This week, Diddy was acquitted of the most serious charges against him- sex trafficking and racketeering - while being convicted of two lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Beyoncé did not address the issue to her fans this week, and instead celebrated America's Independence Day Friday night in glamour as she rocked a red, white and blue look onstage near Washington, DC.
The superstar dazzled in a stars-and-stripes bodysuit and a fur coat for her Cowboy Carter tour stop at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.
For her first of two nights in the city, right outside of Washington, DC, she painted the stage red, white and blue with imagery of the American flag.
The 32-time Grammy winner — who was last visiting France with Jay-Z and their 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy during Paris Fashion Week — had her backup dancers and her stage as well as the crowded stadium matching in the same colors for the national holiday.
After her performance, she took to Instagram to share photos of her stunning Independence Day look.
In several snaps sans caption, she posed with a bedazzled bottle of Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades champagne, which is owned by her music mogul husband and LVMH.
For most of her show, she rocked a sheer, blue bodysuit with long-sleeves and a bullet bra-inspired silhouette with silver stars on the bust.
In addition to her sequined, blue bodysuit covered in stars, she also sported silver, over-the-knee boots with fringe paired with a matching rhinestoned cowboy hat.
At one point, the Texas native also shed the fur coat and strutted along the stage in her on-theme, holiday outfit.
She styled her long, luscious blonde hair in a bouncy blowout with voluminous curls framing her face.
She smoldered in a sultry, dark brown makeup look featuring a smoky eye and a matte, nude lip.
Beyoncé's husband has a long history of artistic collaborations with Diddy, going back to 1997, when both artists traded guest verses on each other's albums.
Jay rapped a verse on Diddy's song Do You Like It, Do You Want It, while the future mogul was featured on Jay's sophomore album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1.
Jay-Z later began dating Beyoncé in 2001, and in 2003 Diddy teamed up with her for a guest verse on her single Summertime.
Jay-Z and Diddy bonded over philanthropy, and in 2005 they joined forces to make a $1 million donation to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, with the two appearing together on television to present the donation on live television.
Since then, the two rappers have been seen enjoying each other's company over the years.
Their most recent public appearance together appears to have been at the 2022 BET Awards, at which Jay-Z sang Diddy's praises in a video tribute piece.
'Here's this guy from a neighborhood similar to where I grown up that made it to these unreachable heights,' he said of his old friend. 'Puff was the first one that came through and made us feel like it was us.'
Beyoncé's latest Fourth of July performance comes shortly after she concluded her epic six-night concern run in London and her fabulous shows in Paris.
She closed out the European leg of her Cowboy Carter tour and brought out her husband to perform their hit single Crazy In Love in Paris as the couple took the stage together for the first time in seven years.
Her concert in France was a family affair as she was also joined by their daughter Blue Ivy on stage and also had her mom Tina Knowles supporting them.
After performing in cities around Europe, Beyonce performed in her hometown of Houston, Texas last week and experienced a horrifying moment when she suffered a stage mishap with a mid-air prop.
At one point during her show on June 29, the red convertible she rides high above the crowd during her performance of 16 Carriages tilted dangerously, threatening to throw the Cowboy Carter artist off the car and into the audience.
Still, Beyoncé returned to the main stage and finished the performance like the consummate professional she is.
After the show, Beyoncé's team released a statement addressing the incident.
'Tonight in Houston, at NRG Stadium, a technical mishap caused the flying car, a prop Beyonce uses to circle the stadium, and see her fans up close, to tilt.
'She was quickly lowered and no one was injured. The show continued without incident,' Parkwood Entertainment said.
Despite the terrifying stakes, Beyonce appeared calm while in the car.
It's unclear what exactly occurred but according to various social media accounts, her car began to tilt in the air. According to the Houston Chronicle, her car had stopped moving midair.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Beyonce for comment but did not immediately hear back.
According to Hot New Hip Hop, Beyonce left the stage floor briefly after her car was properly lowered to the ground before coming back to wrap up the performance.
The songstress, now safely on stage, then resumed performing her song and thanked her fans with a heartfelt message.
The Cowboy Carter Tour, officially titled Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour, is Beyonce's ongoing concert tour in support of her album Cowboy Carter.
It's an all-stadium tour, featuring 32 stadium shows in the U.S. and Europe.
The tour began on April 28, 2025, in Inglewood, California, and is scheduled to conclude on July 26, 2025, in Paradise, Nevada.
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